invasion

/ɪnˈveɪʒən/
noun
  1. An act of entering a place or country by force with an army, usually to take control.
    • The invasion of the country began at dawn with thousands of troops crossing the border.
    • The general planned the invasion carefully to minimize casualties.
    • Historians still debate the causes of the invasion that started the war.
  2. An unwanted entry into a place or situation that disturbs or harms someone's privacy or peace.
    • The loud music from the party next door felt like an invasion of our quiet evening.
    • The new surveillance cameras were seen as an invasion of residents' privacy.
    • She considered the paparazzi's constant presence an invasion of her personal life.
  3. The arrival and spread of something harmful or unwanted, such as pests, diseases, or ideas.
    • The company faced an invasion of spam emails that clogged their system.
    • The garden was ruined by an invasion of weeds that took over the flower beds.
    • An invasion of locusts destroyed the crops across the entire region.
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